Dozens of Israeli settlers and police officers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday morning the Islamic Endowment Department (Awqaf) revealed.

The sources said that 64 police officers in civilian clothing forced their way into al-Aqsa Mosque amid very tied military protection.

Meanwhile 43 settlers stormed the holy shrine in the form of successive groups and toured throughout the compound.

While Jewish break-ins are permitted to the compound non-Muslim worship is prohibited according to an agreement signed between Israel and the Jordanian government after Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem in 1967.

Dozens of Israeli settlers and police officers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning.

Local sources said that the Israeli police allowed 44 settlers to enter al-Aqsa Mosque for a morning tour.

They added that 8 high-level police officers 15 Jewish notables and 20 tour guides stormed the Mosque during the same period.

Another group of Israelis is expected to come for a second round of settler break-in into the Mosque following noon prayer.